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YACT: Stalling engine, UPDATED 5/23

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Originally posted by: Tommy2000GT
since it's a 92, just get rid of it. Time for a newer car anyways
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In other circumstances I would agree. But I am a college student in an urban environment who doesn't need a car at school. In the summer I use it for work. They already told me when I got it inspected that next year it won't pass due to underbody rust and stuff like that, so I'm accepting the fact that a new car will be necessary then. But for now, I just want to be able to use it this summer.
 
Well it's become more frequent. This morning I had to restart it 5 times after the initial time before it wouldn't stall anymore. I'm not sure if this information helps at all, but it seems to take a certain combination of starting and driving it before it won't stall. Like, doing what Zen mentioned didn't seem to make much difference. If I stay in my parked spot and keep restarting it it'll keep stalling. If I zoom off the second I start it the first time, and don't stop for a mile, it will stall as soon as I do stop. It takes a certain combination of starting it at least a few to a handful of times, and also driving it at least a half mile to a mile, before it'll start idling without stalling.

ANY idea what this could be? I was really trying to just deal with this since it might be the last summer I drive the car and since rust is starting to own it, but 5 restarts in one morning is getting pretty crazy.

Also my brake light started coming on, and I don't know why. Guess I should check the fluid.
 
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Don't waste your time or money with fuel injector cleaner products. The only product that works worth a damn is SeaFoam. But be prepared to smoke out your neighborhood when you do this. Put some in your gas tank, and then start the car, unhook the vacuum line that goes to your brake booster and stick the line in the bottle and let it suck up about half the bottle. The car will sputter and most likely stall on you. Once it does this let it sit for 5 minutes or so then turn it back on. If you have carbon build up anywhere along the system you will get a huge cloud of white smoke out the tailpipe.

BTW most fuel injector cleaners are just diesel fuel in a small bottle.
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SeaFoam, FTW!
Man I love that stuff!
 
Maybe a stuck open EGR valve? I know it is kind of a long shot, but might be worth looking into, try disconnecting and plugging it.
 
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